Alaska Gazetteer
Porcupine Islands is a physical feature (island) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Porcupine Islands |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Includes Winifred and Beric Islands, 15 mi NW of Chichagof, off the W coast of Chichagof Island, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "So named in 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) ""because of the porcupine shape of the wooded outer or Beric Island"". The name was published in the 1908 Coast Pilot (p. 168)." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.8022232056 |
| Longitude: | -136.382217407 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Porcupine Islands: Porcupine Islands.
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| Sunnyside, AK (13.3 miles NNE) |
